Manchester United F.C. season 2007-08/Original 2007-08 layout
Manchester United F.C |
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Season 2007-08 |
League |
Manager |
Chairman |
League position |
Win-Draw-Loss |
Top goalscorer |
FA Cup |
Carling Cup |
FA Community Shield |
UEFA Champions League |
Overall
The 2007-08 season is Manchester United's 116th season in the Football League, and their 33nd consecutive season in the top division of English football.
Players
Squad information
Squad stats
Start formations
Most frequent start
Players in / out
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Out
Club
The Management
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Other Information
Competitions
Overall
Premier League
Manchester United's 2007-08 Premiership season got off to a slow start, with the club drawing their opening two games against Reading and Portsmouth. United lost Wayne Rooney to a foot injury picked up against Reading, and Cristiano Ronaldo to suspension after he was sent off for apparently headbutting Portsmouth's Richard Hughes, while a derby defeat to Manchester City saw the Reds slip into 17th place in the table. Results elsewhere pushed them into the relegation zone for the first time in years. However, pundits were quick to point out that the last time United were in the relegation zone after three games, in 1992, they went on to win their first title in 26 years.
The following week, in a match against Tottenham, Nani scored his first competitive goal for the club to give them their first win of the season. Two more 1-0 victories followed, first against Sunderland, where Louis Saha scored in his first game back from injury, and then against Everton. Next up were Chelsea, who had parted company with manager José Mourinho only two days before, following a run of poor form. Fortunately for United, this poor form continued into their next match, and the Reds were able to claim a 2-0 victory, goals from Carlos Tévez and Louis Saha coming at the end of each half.
One notable thing about United's season so far is the paucity of goals conceded, having let in only two goals in eight games. However, the team has also been unable to score many goals, only getting seven in eight games. This changed on 6 October, when United beat Wigan Athletic 4-0, which looks to have ended their goal drought.
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
United were drawn into a group with Sporting, the previous club of Cristiano Ronaldo and new signing Nani, Dynamo Kyiv, and Roma, who suffered a huge 7-1 loss to the Red Devils in the 2006-07 season. United started their 2007-08 Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win against Sporting, which they followed up with another 1-0 win, this time against Roma.
Classification
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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1 |
Roma |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
3 |
2 |
Manchester United |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
3 |
Sporting CP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
Last updated: 2 October
Source: UEFA Champions League 2007-08
Matches
Competitive
Pre-season
United began their pre-season in July 2007 with a tour of the Far East. The tour started slowly with a 1-1 draw against Urawa Red Diamonds, but picked up quickly with a 4-0 win against FC Seoul, a 6-0 thrashing of Shenzen FC and a 3-0 win at Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.
The team then took their pre-season preparations back home to Old Trafford, with a narrow 3-2 loss at the hands of Internazionale. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium, and a 3-0 win away to Peterborough United, managed by Fergie's son Darren a day later on 4 August. The next two matches were played simultaneously four days later; first team coach Jimmy Ryan took one squad to Scotland to play Dunfermline, while assistant manager Carlos Queiroz took another group to play Glentoran. United won both matches comfortably, winning 4-0 and 3-0 respectively.
The start of August saw United take part in the Community Shield against Chelsea, the winners of the previous seasons' FA Cup. The game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, courtesy of goals from Ryan Giggs and Florent Malouda, forcing the game to a penalty shootout. United went on to win 3-0 with penalties converted by Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney. Edwin van der Sar was considered the hero of the shootout, however, having saved all three of Chelsea's kicks.
In total, Man Utd won seven of their nine pre-season games, with Wayne Rooney emerging as pre-season's highest goalscorer, scoring five goals.
External links
fi:Manchester Unitedin kausi 2007–2008